HR 1159
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1159
To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition
on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and
reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2011
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS,
Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. SCHWEIKERT,
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mrs. BLACK) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition
on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and
reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT.
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Public Law 111-148), sections 6001 and 10601 (relating to limitation
on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals
for hospitals) and section 6002 (relating to transparency reports and reporting
of physician ownership or investment interests) of such Act are repealed,
and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored
or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
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